Tolstoy Park, The Henry Stuart House — Attraction in Fairhope

Wonderfully peaceful little home. The story behind it is so interesting. Take your time and read the posters, study the pictures and feel the serenity. Leave a few coins in the basket on the table too. I ordered the wonderful book The Poet of Tolstoy Park based on the story of the builder of the home. It's sad that the home is no longer nestled on its 10 wooded acres but good that it has been restored and loved. He came to die in the place, built a sanctuary and lived on for 18 more years. Well done Henry James Stuart.......

Free. Not a park like one would think it should look like. But, the old house is neat history to see it, even better to go inside it. Spent maybe 20 minutes at the location. There is talks about moving it in the future. Thats to bad, also sad to see so much buisness grew up so close to it. That should have never been allowed. I read somewhere that the man when he lived in his home slept in a hammock that hung up above the room. What a neat man and...

One of the neatest pieces of Alabama history that I have visited in a while. Tolstoy Park is a historic residence in Montrose, Alabama. The house was built by Henry Stuart, an Englishman who had emigrated to the United States as a child. Stuart was living in Nampa, Idaho, when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and advised to move to a warmer climate to live out his days. No fee to enter 😊 Just treat it with the respect that a piece of...